Just the Facts.

I have been asked by friends if I was going to respond to the outrageous misrepresentations posted by “Watchdogone” on November 30th or the comments by the owner of the weblog.

My thoughts are as follows: The facts are the facts. Facts are verifiable and they are reality…..and they speak for themselves.

These are the facts:

1. The path was being maintained according to the proposal negotiated by the BOD when Mrs. Mueller was president.

2. Mr. Mueller did not just “contact” the Illinois Dept of Agriculture, he filed a formal complaint. There is a major difference.

3. His complaint precipitated a formal investigation regarding the application of herbicides anywhere on common property within the subdivision and effectively stopped all use of herbicides anywhere on common property within the estates.

Those are the facts.

There is one other loathsome misrepresentation I hope all can see through – his creative use of email.

Will anyone notice that in the email referenced in his comments that Mr. Mueller was not on the recipient list? He obviously cannot have firsthand knowledge of any events or details related to the email and therefore anything he writes qualifies as hearsay and would rightfully be classified as speculation on his part. I will not identify every factual error or questionable statement but I do maintain the postings contain more opinion and fiction than truth and facts.

One other question becomes obvious to anyone reading the email with a discerning eye. Where did Mr. Mueller get this email? I don’t have the answer to this question but I do know that Mr. Duffy, Mr. Spang, and Mr. Featherston have all been targets of ridicule on the “Watchdog” website so I doubt the email came from them.

The only other person this email was sent to is our current President who publically prides herself on her objectivity. I would suggest to all that any clarification she wishes to offer should be posted on the association’s website, not the private website of the spouse of a current BOD member.

Tony Robinson